Creation Museum - Summer Visit

On Friday, we made our annual summer trip to the Creation Museum - with our dear friends (Jason & Lori and their 3 girls).
Simply put - we had a blast!!!!!
Here is our day. . .

Peter, Henry, Marli, Ben, the Angel, Bailey and Darcy
"Are we really going to make it through this place with 7 kids???"

The Angel is thinking about joining the coal mine industry.

"But will I get dirty?"

Our family enjoying the Garden of Eden.

"Peter look up. Peter. Peter. " *click*

"Never mind."

"Children be very quiet, there is a dinosaur right behind you."

The Angel

Ben's encounter with a dinosaur.

"Big, scary dinosaur, I know you just killed your young, but please don't hurt me. I am really skinny and have no meat on my bones. You wouldn't enjoy me at all."

Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I have come to that conclusion that compared to Adam and Eve, I am a BIG WIMP!!!

Waiting for the movie to start.

Lori: "I just love that movie."

Jason: "I almost fell asleep."

Lori: "You are just resting in the LORD."

Crossing the bridge to the beautiful gardens.

Me: "Kids, wait!!"

Kids: "What??"

Me: "Kids, come back!"

Kids: "What??"

Me: "Kids, stop!"

Kids: "What?? "

Me: "Nevermind."

One of the many ponds.

"Look mom, we are fishing!"

Dinner time!!

Marli: "Can I have Ben's fruit?"

Lori: "No, you have your own fruit."

Ben: "Can I have Marli's fruit?"

Me: "No, you have your own fruit."

Genesis1:11-12 Then God said, "Let the earth sprout vegetation: plants yielding seed, and fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit after their kind with seed in them"; and it was so. The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit iwth seed in them, after their kind; and God saw that it was good."

At the petting zoo.

Ben: "Mom, can I have a pet sheep?"

Me: "No."

Ben: "Mom, can I have a pet camel?"

Me: "No."

Ben: "Mom, can I have a pet dog?"

Me: "No."

Ben: "Fish?"

Me: "No."

Ben: "Crab?"

Me: "No. But you may have a pet rock."

Ben: "Alright!"

The Angel: "Mmm, I wonder what pet food tastes like?"

Washing the animal slobber from their hands.

Peter cooling off. (It looks like the hose is a snake.)

Darcy & Ben: "come out little animal, we won't hurt you."

A great day with great friends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On our way out this happened. . .

Jason: "Oh man, what was that noise?"

Lori: "I don't know."

Jason: " Oh look, there is our bumper hanging off our van."

Pete: "Need help?"

Jason: "Got rope???"

They made it home safely and Pete is looking into a new career as an emergency car repair man.

TATOO

My parents, my kids and I loaded up and went to see some amazing flyovers followed by fireworks. (It is called Tatoo).

Henry blew bubbles and his brothers turned their glow sticks into weapons.

and some oohhs and aahhs were said

JUST FOR FUN FRIDAY

Value: $302.58
Paid: $83.13
Saved: $219.45

Father & Daughters

Last Friday night my dad took my sisters and I to a father/daughter dinner at his church.
It was really a nice evening. Nothing great or elaborate, just simple and calm.
Sometimes those are the best.

JUST FOR FUN FRIDAY

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO THE BEST DAD IN THE WORLD!!!!!

A Wedding

My cousin, Lisa, got married this weekend. It was a beautiful wedding, complete with a gorgeous bride!

*My pictures are bad.
*We got to the wedding late.
*We forgot the invitation and didn't know the address.
*Don't worry, we found it when we got home. . . under the seat. . . in the van!
Anyway, here is my first blurry picture from the back of the church that we snuck into after the wedding had started.

My cousin Katie's little girl, Ben and the Angel.



















And here's the family, happy, sad, confused, mad, and who knows what else.
I am just glad everyone has on two shoes that match!
























Then at the reception, Henry ate and ate and ate. I think he doubled his weight.
Here he is eating his favorite of the night "eyeballs". To you and me, meatballs.

This is why. . .

. . . I had kids.






















They are amazing workers.
Just yesterday Peter did the weed whacking in the yard.
The best part is - they LOVE it!!!

mmm. . . maybe I should have more so that I can have more workers. . .

Just kidding, or not!!

And these gorgeous blooms are in the back of my yard. They were a Mothers Day present

a few years ago and are looking so great this year.

UPDATE: HENRY WATCH 2010 - We have made it through an entire day and a half with NO

extra trouble!!!